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i've never actually been a knottie myself, but i have checked out some topics just because people have talked about them, and i completely agree :P
I never posted on their boards but I have heard the same thing from others.
Welcome MissJay! So glad you are here!
I tried to look at the message boards on The Knot, but they are not very organized and often, women post and don't get responses. In my short time at The Knot, it was clear that it could NOT compare to WB.
Glad you're here and you feel everyone is welcoming. I've never been a knottie but I am so comfortable at weddingbee - I see no reason to switch!
I don't like the knot in general. Even the main website is too much. It stressed me out when they sent me all those emails about what I should be doing.
I like the knot, but I only stick to my club board, where it's known to be a lot less snarky.
I found the knot boards semi helpful for getting local vendor reviews when I had just started researching stuff and my local board was pretty welcoming and helpful. However, I prefer the 'Bee for everything else and haven't been back there in months!
I found WB first and havent ventured much further to other boards..
Welcome to WB!
I signed up on the knot 1st but i LOVE the bees. Sometimes i go on the knot to look at pics but not often! The ladies here are so great and helpful!
I used theknot.com for my wedding website and to help me out with their budgeting tool. I think they have some great tools, and I also like the local vendor boards (i wish the 'bee had vendor boards when i was first engaged!). But the boards? meh. not so much. It all seemed really impersonal and a little snarky.
I like that at the 'bee it feels like family. I know a lot of people on here and they know me. I actually believe that people are who they say they are and not a 14 year old boy on the computer for kicks (mostly. sometimes there are trolly posts but those aren't too hard to spot).
I also like how involved mr. and mrs. bee are. This feels like OUR website because they actually care what we think and ask for suggestions (and then listen to suggestions). At the knot it just seems like one big corporate deal. Like if I had an issue... I am 99% sure I could email Mr. Bee and he would get back to me. I wouldn't know WHO to email if I had an issue at theknot and even if I figured it out it'd prob be some 20 year old intern who is paid to sit and write all day "we appreciate your feedback and we are constantly striving to improve our website to meet our visitors' needs. have a nice day!"
Hi All :)
I had a similar experience - I joined The Knot as I read that it is one of the top wedding sites. But, on looking through some of the threads, the amount of negative & bitchy comments was huge! Some were really nasty just for the sake of it, which is a real shame.
Glad I've found a nice one in Wedding Bee!
Sophie x
I agree with you CorgiTales. Definately feels like a family!
I am from a small town in Canada so I mostly signed up for the Knot to get ideas, see pictures & receive feedback. I didn't acces the local vendors reviews or boards because there were none for my area.
I did reply to a few posts on the Knot & got ridiculed & beat down by my ideas (or not even my ideas, what I thought was unique that I saw at other weddings). Why ask for someone's advice or ideas if you are just going to laugh in their face?? Just made me not want to post anything ever again.
Thanks everyone for being so welcoming & helpful! Although I am not planning my own wedding.....yet.... I love being a part of the family!
Glad you're here MissJay!!! 
I thought the knot's website, in general, was a little overwhelming and disorganized. Too many clicks to find what I was looking for. But the local board for Hawaii was my go to resource for tons of questions I had. The ladies were nothing but sweet and helpful. But I have heard otherwise re: the snarkiness on other boards.
Welcome to the hive! I'm a Knottie in only the aspect of utilizing their tools such as a website, the budgeter, and the checklist. I checked out their pictures for various items (e.g. bouquets, wedding cakes, etc.), but have never ventured into their boards. I'm only here for boards and love it! Wouldn't venture elsewhere!!!
Like CogiTales, I use the Knot for the tools, although in my experience the budget tool is only real helpful if you are having a traditional wedding. My ceremony price includes flowers, photog, video, site, an hair and makeup and i can't adjust their tool to recalculate that way.
I also found that their boards were a lil confusing to navigate, not as simple as Bee, but I did post their to find info about a catholic church in Vegas, and I got several very helpful responses.
I'm registered, but I don't post on the boards or read them at all. I go there for the wedding inspiration, the etiquette info, and the tips on what to include in programs, etc.
I have noticed the same thing. I use the knot for the guest list manager thing, but yeah, I was so happy when I discovered WeddingBee!
I feel like the knot gives out too many awards...everyone is a Knot "Best of..."! And there are so so so many ads, on every single page...too much. It's one big adverstisement (which really just feeds into the whole weddings are money-makers thing)
Call me a snob, but I prefer less awards and more quality.
never been to their boards but have heard some not-so-nice things about it. I'll stick with the hive 
Hi!
I'm actually both. And I like both for different reasons.
I found that the girls in my local month board on the Knot are VERY nice and real.
Sometimes the Bee is a little too honey sweet for me. I come on here for general planning advice.
I haven't frequent the Knot as of much recently because it was a very useful tool when I was looking for local information which I feel WB kinda lacks.
WB is great for general wedding planning information. However, for local stuff (even though I try hard to offer local advice when girls ask for it) I always tend to direct girls towards Knot or LI Wedding.
I've heard tons of horror stories about the knot even from within my local boards about $hit occurring on the other boards .I just tend to stay away.
The thing that you have to remember is that The Knot is huge corporation (and I knwo it's not an excuse. but bigger site means more people means harder to control). WB although owned by a larger corporation is not. It's like comparing a chain restaurant to a locally owned restaurant. I think only in the last couple months have The Knot started assigning board hostesses. And even at that point I don't think they have much moderating abilities. The Knot's lack of ability to moderate is a huge flaw of their site. I feel like if they were better about it or had more people who had the right to moderate it would be a much better community.
Anyway, I take each site for what it is but have "met" really nice girls at both.
I use the WB boards, but used The Knot heavily early in my planning to get inspiration. It was nice to be able to search for images in my color palatte, or get tons of wedding cake/bridesmaid dress/etc images to sift through quickly.
The knot website is annoying with the video on top, and also the constant emails they sent me before I had to limit my settings. I didn't go on the boards because I like the boards here (:
I'm a knottie, and while I love to look at the real wedding profiles, and reading some of the planning articles, I steer clear of the boards. My experience with the boards has been far better on here thus far. But, then again, every one has their moment.
I won't even go on their boards because of the insane video ads that play every time you open a new page. Drives me crazy!
never joined the knot.
the 'bee had me hooked long before i even ventured over there.
i mean, i had heard about the knot, because my bff from college had her wedding site on their a couple of years back, but for some reason i strayed away from it after i got engaged bcuz i remember i didn't like how the site had too much going on.
i<3thebee.thankyou&&goodday.
I like both, I actually agree with essentially all of Gerbera's post. WB is amazing, and everyone here is lovely, but sometimes I get a bit more realness from the Knot. Also their local boards are pretty great.
Yes the boards are snarky, but I guess I am used to that kind of chat from some of the non-wedding forums I frequent like Rotten Tomatoes and TWoP. As wonderful and supportive as the bees are, I do wish that some of us onhere wouldn't take every comment quite so personally, or view every differing opinion as a personal attack.
Of course if I had to choose between the two, I would take the Bee over the Knot anyday.
I'm another who is on both. The Knot was helpful because it is so huge, you can typically find an active group for pretty much anything. So, if I wanted to consult specifically with Boston brides on a local issue, there was a group for it. Same with brides getting married the same month as me, Jewish brides, interfaith brides, brides in same-sex marriages, encore brides, DC brides, you name it.
However, I tended to stay away from the "big" Knot boards, especially the Etiquette one. There seem to be a fair number of people whose idea of etiquette is chastising anyone who asks a question for some imaginary violation of etiquette. My worst experience was with a post by a bride who wanted to have an at home reception after an elopement. All these people were telling her that was a huge etiquette violation. So I cam back with all sorts of links showing that not only was it not an etiquette violation, but it was recommended if the family was upset about the elopement. At that point, no one even looked at all my links, but just told me that they "knew" it was rude to do such a thing.
As for the problem with Knot TV, just start by going to this version of the Knot forums, and you will not see it.
just another reason to love the hive ;)
I wish WB had an iphone ap...the knot does
I like both. I like the tools the knot offers and I also like the fact that the local boards are a little more active. I've never been to any boards except my wedding month board and the local one and the people are nice. I actually appreciate constructive criticism over some of my ideas. If I wanted to just hear how great my ideas are, I would just tell my fiance, who agrees with all of them. lol. I do feel like you get more responses here though, and the knot pages are annoying to use because of the stupid video thing they have at the top of the screen.
I have the knot app on my phone and I LOVE "the hive" so much more! There are some knotties that are nice and helpful, but it seems to be a much younger crowd and some of the comments are just downright rude. I have gotten some good help from local brides, but there is also a lot of silly drama on that app. I feel much more comfortable here =)
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I signed up for an account on theknot.com & after several weeks on the message boards found mostly everyone on there to be, well to put it nicely, BITCHES! I am so glad I found you guys!!! Everyone here is so nice, positive & has great feedback. Thanks!!!
Anyone else sign up to be a 'Knottie'?? What was your experience?